Ironing board cord holder



July 26,- 1938. LIEBERMAN 2,125,188

IRONING BOARD CORD HOLDER Filed July 14, 1936 1N VENTOR. flan arm1129662777427.

ATTORNEY.

Patented July 26, 1938 PATENT OFFICE IIONING CORD HOLDER BM Doberman,Denver, Colo, Application July 14, 1986, saw N- M scum.

'This invention relates to a device for supporting the electric cord ofan electric iron, and has for its principal object the provision of anelectric iron cord support which will hold the cord out of theoperator's way at all times, and yet will not interfere with normal useof an electric iron.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a cord support, which willhold the cord above the ironing board so that the garments may be placedcompletely over the board without interference; which will alwaysmaintain a slight tension upon the cord to prevent wrinkling or tanglingthe latter; and which, when not in use,

will fold fiat against the ironing board so as to be completely out ofthe way.

Other objects and advantages reside in the detail construction of theinvention which is designed for simplicity, economy, and efliciency.These will become more apparent from the following description. In thefollowing detailed description of the invention reference is bad to theaccompanying drawing which forms a part hereof. Like numerals refer tolike parts in all views of the drawing and throughout the description.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the ironing board with the inventionready for use thereon.

Fig. 2 is a similar view illustrating the device in the folded position.

Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are detail views illustrating the operation of thesupporting hinge.

A typical ironing board is indicated at ii), an electric iron at Ii, andthe electric cord carrying current thereto at l2.

The invention comprises'a relatively stifi' metallic bar i3 formed atits upper extremity with a horizontal hook i4 and at its lower extremitywith a vertical hook i5. The bar i3 is formed of sufilciently rigidmaterial to firmly support the weight of the usual iron cord l2.

At its lower extremity, the bar I3 is secured to a flexible leaf springit, by means oi suitable rivets 2l. The leaf spring is riveted orotherwise secured to a shiftable hinge clip IT. The hinge clip" isformed with an elongated slot l8 for receiving a hinge pivot pin is. Thepivot pin i9 is permanently carried in a fixed hinge clip 20 which isperforated to receive suitable attachment screws by means of which itmay be secured to the ironing board III.

In use, the cord [2 is snapped into the hook it, thence is extendeddownwardly and through the hook I! to the electric outlet so that thenormal pull of the attachment end of the cord is received on the hookII. Both hooks are resilient so that they will exert a secure clampingaction upon the cord.

It can be readily seen' that as the iron ii is pushed toward the farextremity of the board III, the bar II will be swung forwardly, flexingthe spring I and as the iron is returned toward the rear extremity ofthe board, the spring is will straighten totake up the slackness in thecord i2. Thus at all times, the cord is maintained above the board clearof any garments which may be thereon.

When the ironing is finished, the cord is simply pulled from theresilient hooks i4 and I! which allow the cord to be easily detachedtherefrom. The upper hinge clip I! is then lifted and slid rearwardly,as indicated in Fig. 4, to position the lower extremity of the slot i8about the pivot pin is. This allows the upper clip to be piv oted overthe lower clip so as to bring the bar l3 downwardly along the top of theironing board, as indicated in Figs. 2 and 5. When in the verticalposition, the pivot i9 is at the upper extremity of the slot i8 as shownin Fig. 3, so that the normal pull of the cord I! only serves to clampthe two hinge clips together without rotative motion.

It is desired to call attention to the fact that the hinge clip I] isformed with a downwardly projecting lip 22 which, when the clip is inthe upright position of Fig. 3, overlaps the base of the clip 20 so asto prevent the clip H from being drawn along its slot I8, thus firmlylooking the stand l3 in the upright position.

While a specific form of the improvement has been described andillustrated herein, it is desired to be understood that the same may bevaried, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing fromthe spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired securedby Letters Patent is:

1. A foldable hinge construction for an electric iron cord supportcomprising: an angle plate member having a horizontal base portion forattachment to a supporting surface and a vertical portion projectingupwardly from one side of said base portion; a headed pivot pinprojecting from the inner face of said vertical portion over said baseportion; a vertical hinge plate lying against the inner face of saidvertical portion and having a straight bottom edge normally resting onsaid base portion, said hinge plate having an inclined, elongated slotfor the passage: of said pivot pin, saidpivot pin being positionedadjacent one end of said base portion so that when one extremity of saidslot engages said pm said hinge platewill lie against said; base portionand when the other extremity of said slot engages said pin said hingeiplate may rotate until its bottom edge extends vertically, said slotbeing inclined so that when *said hinge plate'is moved toward therotative position said hinge plate will be lifted from said baseportion; and means for attaching a vertically extending c 'ord supportmember to said hinge plate.

2. In an electric iron cord support, an angle plate member having ahorizontal base portion 'for attachment to a supportingfsuriace and avertical portion projecting upwardly from one side of said base portion;a headed pivot pin projecting from the inner -face of said verticalportion over said lease portion; a vertical hinge plate lying againstthe inner face of said vertical portion and having a straight bottomedge normally resting on said base portion, said hinge plateiiaving aninclined, elongated slot for the passage of said pivot pin, said pivotpin being positioned adjacent one end of said base'iportion so that whenone extremity of said slot engages said pin said hinge plate willlie'fagainst said base portion and when the ather extremity of said'slotengages said pin said hinge platemay rotate until its bottom edgeextends vertically; a downward pro- .said hinge plate.

jection on said hinge plate for engaging on ie extremity of said basemember to prevent the Eatter from moving to the rotative extremity ofsaid slot; and means for supporting an iron cord from- 3. An electricire-n cord support comprising: an angle plate member having a horizontalbase portion for attachment to a supporting surface and a verticalportion projecting upwardly from one side of said base portion; a headedpivot pin proje-cting from the inner face of said vertical portion oversaid base portion; a gyertical'i hinge plate .lying against the innerface said vertical i portion and having a straight bottom edge normallyresting on said bme portion, said hinge plate having aninclined,relongated slot for the passage of said pivot pin, said pivotpin being 77 positioned adJacent one end of said base portion so thatwhen one extremity of said slot engages said pin said hinge plate willlie against said base portion and when the other extremity of said slotengages said pin said hinge plate' may rotate until its bottom edgeextends vertically; said hinge plate having a right angularly turnedportion'and having a lower edge extending at right angles to thestraight bottom edge; said lower edge extending below said bottom edgeto engage one extremity of said base portion; andi means i'or attachingan electric iron cgrd sup-'1 porting member to said hinge plate. i

' BENJAMIN LIEBERMAN.

